Monthly Archives: March 2006

I recently got an e-mail inviting me to submit a piece to a site howtodothings.com. After a good deal of back-and-forth involving extremely intelligent argument on their editor’s side, they decided not to post it. Yet I liked their format, … Continue reading →

So far, every global war produced some unforeseen and unintended social changes. American Civil war was not begun to liberate the slaves but simply to restore the pre-secession status quo– yet it wound up abolishing slavery, thus dramatically changing the … Continue reading →

The prevailing western attitude towards another’s religion can be summed up as follows: “Is this your religion? enjoy it!” But many think along very different lines. “Your religion differs from mine. Mine is the true one, therefore yours is false. … Continue reading →

To root out terrorism we need, first and foremost, to understand what makes the terrorists tick. To begin, let’s dispose of some popular red herrings: poverty; ignorance; national liberation [see below] What drives terrorists into action? The answer is “religion” – … Continue reading →